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- DictionaryUn·health·y/ˌənˈhelTHē/
adjective
- 1. harmful to health: "an unhealthy diet" Similar harmfuldetrimentaldestructiveinjuriousdamagingdeleteriousruinousmalignnoxiouspoisonousinsalubriousbalefulriskydangerousperilous
- ▪ not having or showing good health: "his face looked pale and unhealthy" Similar ill-lookingillunwellin poor healthailingsicksicklypoorlyindisposedunsoundunfitweakfeeblefraildelicatedebilitatedinfirmvaletudinarianwashed outrun downpeakyout of condition/shapein poor condition/shape
- ▪ (of a person's attitude or behavior) not sensible or well balanced; abnormal and harmful: "an unhealthy obsession with fast cars" Similar unwholesomeundesirablemorbidmacabreghoulishtwistedwarpeddepravedabnormalunnaturalinformal:sick
Derivatives
- 1. unhealthily adverb
- 2. unhealthiness noun
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